Diet and Exercise Planning: The Atkins Diet; Good, Bad or Ugly?
Have you used the Atkins Diet as your primary diet and exercise planning routine?
Is the Atkins diet good or bad for you? The Atkins diet was introduced by cardiologist Dr. Robert Atkins in 1972. This diet is considered to be the most extreme of the low carb diets. There are many good and bad points of this diet we will quickly go over.
The Atkins diet helps burn fat faster than most diets. How does this happen? Decreasing carbohydrate intake causes the body to burn fat as a fuel source. Fatty acids in the liver are converted to ketones in a process called ketosis. The Atkins diet is not based on calorie intake. You are replacing carbs with protein, especially meat. Protein takes longer to digest and creates a longer feeling of fullness.
The Atkins diet does cause weight loss results that are very quick. However, quick weight loss can cause toxins to be eliminated through the liver and kidneys as a response to toxic overload.
Initially the Atkins diet causes fatigue because of the change in primary fuel sources. The body prefers glucose to fat. However, since your carbohydrate intake is substantially decreased the body is forced to burn fat stores. The switch in fuel sources from glucose to ketones is stressful for the body. Many of us suffer from carb addiction, the body goes through some withdrawal without realizing it.
The Atkins diet may lack essential nutrition by cutting out carbohydrates that are actually very healthy. Drastically limiting carbs causes a gap in nutrition, especially during the induction phase of Atkins. Try to drink plenty of water to flush out toxins produced from burning fat. Supplement this diet with a great liquid vitamin to close the nutritional gap.
by Kristy Haugen
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